ζ Telescopii (zeta Telescopii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.18° Az: 108.53° Direction: South-South-West

ζ Telescopii is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Telescopium.

ζ Telescopii visual magnitude is 4.13. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Telescopii is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ζ Telescopii (zeta Telescopii) star

DSS2 image of ζ Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Telescopii during the next 1000 years (2.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 30m 47s

Declination -49° 03’ 08”

Hour Angle 15h 42m 49s

Sidereal Time 10h 13m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 28m 49s

Declination -49° 04’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.82°

Galactic Latitude -16.68°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Telescopii (zeta Telescopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Telescopii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Telescopii is distant 127.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 39.06

Distance (light year) 127.34

Radial Speed -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.144 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.242"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Telescopii
(zeta Telescopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD169767

SAO Catalogue SAO229047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90568

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4912153

Visibility from Your Location

ζ Telescopii (zeta Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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